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Verge (yurj) [virga, a rod]. In biology, the male 

 organ of crabs, arising from the sternum or from the 

 coxal joint of the posterior feet. 



Vergens (yur'-jenz) [L.]. Inclining. V. deorsum, 

 tending or inclining downward, as of the axis of vision 

 of one eye in strabismus. V. sursum, upward in- 

 clination or tending. 



Verheyen, Stars of. Venous plexuses of stellate form 

 situated on the surface of the kidney, beneath its 

 capsule. They unite to form the interlobular veins. 



Verin (ver'- in) [yeratrum, hellebore], C 28 H 45 N0 8 . 

 An amorphous alkaloid obtained from veratrin. 



Verjuice (ver' -jus) [Fr. , verjus]. The expressed 

 juice of unripe fruits. 



Vermian (ver'-me-an) [vermis, a worm]. In biology, 

 of or pertaining to worms ; worm-like. 



Vermicelli (ver - mis - el' - e) [It., little worms]. An 

 Italian paste consisting mainly of flour, cheese, and 

 egg, rolled into small, worm-like cylinders. It is a 

 favorite ingredient of soups. 



Vermicidal (ver-mis-i' '-dal ) [vermis, worm ; cadere, to 

 kill]. Destroying worms. 



Vermicide (ver' '-mis-id) [vermis, a worm ; ccedere, to 

 kill J . A medicine or agent that kills intestinal worms. 



Vermicular (ver- tuik'- u-lar) [vermicularis ; vermis, 

 worm]. "Worm-shaped or with worm-like motion. 



Vermiculate (ver-mik'-u-lat) [yermiculatus]. Resem- 

 bling or shaped like a worm. In biology, (a) marked 

 with tortuous, wavy lines or depressions ; (b) infested 

 with worms. 



Vermiculation (ver - mik - u - la' - shuii) [vermiculatio]. 

 The peculiar motion of certain tubular organs, such as 

 the esophagus and the intestines, consisting in the pro- 

 gressive contraction ef successive parts of the tube. 



Vermicule (ver'-mik-fil) [yermiculus, a small worm]. 

 A little worm or grub. 



Vermiculose (ver-mih'-u-loz) [yertniculus , a little 

 worm]. Full of worms ; worm-like. 



Vermiculus (yer-mik' -u-lus) [L.]. A little worm or 

 grub. 



Vermiform (ver'- mif- orrn) [yermiformis ; vermis, 

 worm ; forma, a form]. Having a shape like a worm. 

 V. Appendage, or Appendix, a worm-shaped tube at 

 the lower and back part of the cecum. V. Process, 

 Inferior and Superior, the vermis of the cerebellum. 



Vermifugal (ver-mif '' '-u-gal) [vermis, worm ; fugare, 

 to flee]. Having the qualities of a vermifuge ; expel- 

 ling worms. 



Vermifuge (ver'-mif-uj) [vermis, worm ; fugare, to 

 expel]. A medicine or agent that expels intestinal 

 worms. 



Vermigrade (ver'-mig-rad) [vermis, worm ; gradi, to 

 walk]. Moving like a worm. 



Vermilion (ver-mil'-yun). See Pigments, Conspectus 



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 Vermin (ver' -mm) [vermis, worm]. A general (and 



mainly collective) name for parasitic animals and for 



semi-parasites, such as fleas and bed-bugs. 



Vermination (ver-min-a'-shun) [7>ermis, worm]. In- 

 festation with worms ; the condition of one affected 

 with worms. 



Verminous (ver'-min-us) [vermis, worm]. Affected 

 with or having the characters of worms. 



Vermiparous {vcr-inip'-ar-us) [vermis, worm ; parere, 



, to bear]. Producing or breeding worms. 



Vermis (ver'-mis) [L. : //., Verities']. I. A worm. 

 See Worm. z. The mesal lobe of the cerebellum. 



Vermivorous (ver-miv' -or-us) [vermis, worm ; vorare, 

 to devour]. Worm-eating. 



Vermix (ver'- miks). A contraction, used by Minot 

 and some German writers, of the term Vermiform 

 Appendix. 



Vermouth (ver'-muth) [Ger.,wermulh, wormwood]. 

 A cordial prepared from white wine and flavored with 

 wormwood ; esteemed as an appetizer. 



Vernacular (yer-nak' -u-lar) [vernaculus, native]. The 

 language or dialect of one's own country. 



Vernal (ver'-nal) [vernalis, of the spring]. Pertain- 

 ing to the spring. V. Conjunctivitis, a conjunctival 

 inflammation or congestion, occurring chiefly in the 

 young, recurring each spring or summer, and dis- 

 appearing with frost. 



Vernation (yer-na' -shun) [vernare, to flourish, bloom]. 

 In biology, the arrangement of leaves within the bud ; 

 prefoliation. 



Verneuil's Neuroma. A plexiform neuroma or neu- 

 roma cirsoideum. 



Vernicose (ver'-nih-oz) [vernix, varnish]. Glistening, 

 having a varnished appearance. 



Vernier (ver'-ne-a) [after Paul Vernier, the inventor]. 

 In physics, a contrivance attached to various instru- 

 ments of precision for the estimation of minute fractions 

 of any unit of distance. 



Vernin (ver'-nin). A leukomain base found in young 

 vetch, clover, ergot, etc. ; it yields guanin on heating 

 with hydrochloric acid. See Leukomains, Table of. 



Vernix (ver' - niks) [L.]. Same as Varnish. V. 

 caseosa, "Cheesy Varnish." A sebaceous deposit 

 covering the surface of the fetus. 



Verona Brown. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Veronese Green. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Vernonia (ver-no' -ne-ah ) [after William / ernon, an 

 English botanist]. A genus of composite-flowered 

 plants of some 500 recognized species. V. cinerea is 

 esteemed in India as a febrifuge ; V. anthelmintica 

 affords a kind of wormseed ; V. nigritiana, of Africa, 

 is febrifugal and acts on the heart. Unof. 



Vernonin (ver-no'-nin) [after William Vernon, an 

 English botanist]. A glucosid, the active principle of 

 the root of Vernonia nigritiana, an African plant. Its 

 properties are similar to those of digitalis, though its 

 poisonous properties are much less. 



Veronica (ve-ron'-ik-ah ) [vera, true ; ehlov, image]. A 

 genus of scrophulariaceous herbs and shrubs of some 

 200 species. V. beccabunga, antiscorbutic. Unof. 

 V. officinalis is diuretic and diaphoretic. V. vir- 

 ginica. See Culver's Physic. 



Verriculate (ver-ik'-u-lat) [verriculum y a drag-net]. 

 Covered with verricules. 



Verricule (yer'-ik-til) [verriculum, a drag-net]. In 

 biology, a thick-set tuft of upright parallel hairs. 



Verruca (ver- ru' -hah) [L. : //. , Verruca'] . Wart; 

 single or multiple, hard or soft, rounded, flattened, or 

 acuminate, circumscribed, papillary excrescences on 

 the skin, variable in color and smooth at the summit, 

 or studded with moniliform elevations or with cli 

 of minute, pointed, horny filaments. V. acuminata, 

 Condyloma ; moist wart ; fig wart ; cauliflower excres- 

 cence ; venereal wart ; a warty growth occurring in ] 'arts 

 especially subjected to maceration with sweat, venereal 

 secretions, and mucous discharges, such as the genital 

 and anal regions of both sexes. They are flat, 

 acuminate, whitish, reddish, pinkish, or flesh tinted, 

 sessile or pedunculated masses of vegetation-., com- 

 monly smeared with a thin, excessively offensive 

 secretion. They may be single and small, or as large 

 as the fist; often they are very numerous. Thi 

 highly vascular. V. ani, condylomata about tin 

 V. congenita, a wart appearing at or shortly 

 birth. V. digitata, flat warts characterized by 

 digitations springing from the center or border. V. 

 febrilis. Same as Variola verrucosa. V. filiformis, 

 a thread-like wart, single or multiple, congenil 

 acquired, seen often on the face, neck, eyelids, and 



